A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIERE

LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIERE
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
Thickly potted with somewhat bulbous sides that taper towards the base and are decorated with a continuous frieze of 'The Three Friends,' prunus, pine and bamboo, with birds in flight between. There is a band of classic scroll on the sides of the molded rim, and foliate sprays on the top.
13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance

Mayuyama, Tokyo, 1970s.

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Lot Essay

Compare a related Wanli-marked blue and white jardinière decorated with ducks in a lotus pond, included in the exhibition Masterpieces from the Umezawa Collection, Shimane Prefecture Museum, 6-28 October 1984, no. 14.

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